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    Bag Whistle Explanation

    Thanks, Elliot. Very funny! :ROFLMAO: Isaibaic included this in his comments about it, "All episodes of The Good Life are on the BBC iplayer, with this particular episode called Tug Of The Forelock."
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    Christmas Card website

    This website was on the back of my Christmas cards, so I thought I'd pass it along. https://www.davidjeremiah.org/whythenativity It includes a roughly 90-minute docudrama made in 2022 called "Why The Nativity?" In Q & A format, it tells about various aspects of the Nativity of Christ along...
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    Bag Whistle Explanation

    From what I have read here and elsewhere, AB Electrolux's Luxomatic ZC90, introduced in Sweden in 1964, was the first in the industry to use the technology with its "Whistle Stop Signal". In the UK, the Z310 was the last to employ the feature; being produced from 1970 to 1973.
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    vacs on tv

    That's good for your intellectual development, vision, et cetera—glad to hear that. While I have no TV hookup, I sometimes catch those shows online.
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    Bag Whistle Explanation

    That's actually a late '60s concept that was unveiled at the launch of the Empress II in 1970. And the company at that time was Eureka Williams—prior to 1974 when AB Electrolux purchased National Union Electric and Eureka Williams along with it. Eureka's Brandywine canned hams (teardrop shape)...
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    vacs on tv

    I wonder if Alfred ever used a "bat vac" to clean the bat cave in the 1966 TV series or one of the movies? I seem to recall an episode of him cleaning it with a feather duster, but maybe that was in the Bruce Wayne Manor. It's unlikely that he did, but it's a fun thought. If nothing else, it...
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    Vacuum collection pictures?

    Thanks, Jack! It would be great to have a cool "vac cave" like yours!
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    Bag Whistle Explanation

    Agreed!
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    Bag Whistle Explanation

    Curiously, Eureka used different sound ports. It seems that the Empress 1100-A was the first to be equipped with a bag whistle, yet there is no visible sound port on its control panel, and I was unable to see one in photos showing other views of the cleaner. The later Vibra-Beat 1035-A—and...
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    Vacuum collection pictures?

    Here are my Electroluxes. I also have several unphotographed Eurekas, Hoovers, and Kirbys in storage.
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    overview of all Australasian vacuums

    You are welcome, Elliot.
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    "'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Vintage Cleaner Appliance Store"

    Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Peace and Goodwill, and Happy New Year to each and all!
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    "'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Vintage Cleaner Appliance Store"

    Thanks, Elliot, same to you and your loved ones!
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    "'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Vintage Cleaner Appliance Store"

    Thanks, Jeff. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, too!
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